New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-03
CHAT ABOUT PUBLIC MEN AND AFFAIRS

recent distinguished arrival was Coant de Brazza,
the wellknown traveller and African explorer hand
some man OF medium height with full black beard who
is to be the bridegroom in Wedding take place In
New. Orleans The bride will be Miss Cora slocomb,
who belongs to OF the oldest families IN Louisiana.
and is wealthy and handsome She met Count de Brazza
while travelling abroad. The Count who is Mt the
Brunswick. has placed bar on newspaper reporters
generally by interdcting their cards the hotel ONCE
but In conversation yesterday he expressed the opinion
that the reports Of Henry NJ stanes death untrue
An attorney who is closely Identified with the legal
complications Ives stayner expressed the startling
opinion the other day that the missing books for which
inquiry made before exJudge Noah Davis have
been destroyed 81 cannot tell you" he said. upon
what information base this belief. hut am Just GER
tain that the books have been destroyed be
who did not see the destruction take place The books
Of the Dayton and Ironon Railroad also missing.
and have probably been destroyed The affairs Of tho
Cincinnati. Hamilton and Dayton road being put in
better shape every day. and begin to out
of the complications The preferred stock issued will
that to Ives and stayner who held fvesiIths OF
the stock voted permission to the board OF directors 70
any legal formal steps to that end Their only action
for bids for 100000 No other action was taken at
time We have got our hands on 10000 shares OF the
shall probably be to get that back except at the
end OF law suit"
natl, Hamilton and Dayton has on its hands office In
the scbermerhorn Building which will be subet. Ives
rented 1t for So 100 year. The outhtings are magni
cent and OF the unpaid bills There Is for In
stance his desk bill for $50 month for the use OF
telephones. of which private telephone to con-
meet these offices with his private office. On the
manels elegant French clocks and on his desk Is
bill for $50 from the Ansonia Clock Company for q
years service In advance for winding these ccsks III
the clock company could no induced to wind up IVES
the bill would be gratefully paid but Is they have
been notified that do not whether the CLOCKS are
wound or not"
There several politicians of National reputation
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel last week Senator
Plumb and ex Governor Osborne Of Kansas, Senator
Cameron OF Icnnsylvan his way TO Boston, Con-
gresham John ". Stewart Of Vermont Colonel III. c.
Parsons Of Virginia. Congressman William whiting OF
Massachusetts,, Colonel W. f. Canaday Of North caro-
iira and Ex-Governor S. T. Hanser of Montana wcro
among the number Mr.. Whiting predicts that Massa-
cbusetts will give $1,000 to 10000 for the Republican
candidate for PRESIDENT and that Mr. Blaine II noni-
mated, Will get "a large vote az any one lie rays
that the Democratic dsafecton with the Mugwump
Federal officials Is profound, Intense and widespread
Federal once-hoder remains undisturbcd In Vermont,
the postmaster Montpelier aud he has been retained
only by OF a difficulty In selecting his successor
The Democratic machine In the state Is run under
command OF bradley u. Smalley, the collector at Bur.
llngton. with the precision OF a small army. Colonel
arsons of Virginia, talking about Virginia politics,
declared that tue state close